Air Transportation Disasters

Australia, China and Malaysia on Tuesday called off the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, saying “no new information has been discovered.”

The plane vanished in March 2014. For 17 months, no trace of it was found.
The location of the missing passenger jet officially remains a mystery. The Boeing 777 carried 239 passengers and crew members. All are presumed dead.

Here's a synopsis of one of the most mysterious disappearances in aviation history:

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